November 11, 2007

Birthdays, Bruges & Brussels

A couple of weeks ago my friend Melissa visited from Atlanta. It was actually a birthday visit that Tony arranged. He knew that I needed a friend more than any bauble - and he was right! It was the best surprise ever.

Saturday we drove to Bruges for the day - a quaint little town in Northern Belgium.

Bruges has a beautiful Market Square

We saw a lot of the town by boat

The canals lead throughout the entire town, as well as beyond to other towns in Belgium and The Netherlands


Before heading back to Brussels we took a Belgian Waffle break at a restaurant on the Market Square, though we are sorry to say the waffles weren't nearly as good as the ones you can buy for about 2 euros from a waffle stand!



We also visited our favorite sites in Brussels, including The Grand Place

And the gardens of the Petite Sablon